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Beshear said the screening process to release Kentucky inmates stated over a week ago.
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Tonight - hundreds of kentucky inmates could receive -- an early release -- as covid-19 cases rise - in state prisons.
County jail officials say -- they have been flooded with questions and calls -- regarding the release of their loved ones.
Tonight only on 44news - tyler druin explains -- why county jails -- don't have a say - when it comes to who stays and who goes.
"we are here to house the inmate and let them serve their sentence that they were given due to their crime" state health officials report covid-19 cases among prison staff and inmates have increased inside kentucky prisons- there are 379 active inmate cases and 53 active staff cases statewide- henderson county jailer amy brady - addressing concerned family members after her office has been flooded with calls- "county jailers are not authorized to release any inmate unless we have a release through the court system or the department of corrections, a pandemic is no different than any other day" "a real concern jail officials have through this pandemic is how will inmates react once they're released back into society" "covid 19 has been really really scary to me" henderson county's jail recently housed their first covid-19 patient - taking all precautions - the inmate was given his own 15 person cell - the man now released - leaving behind these items- the entire wing of the jail under quarantine tonight - even inmates who have been locked away through the pandemic fear the unknown- "i've been in here for a year, i am about to get out in a few months, i don't know how i am going to react to the covid-19 when i do get out" more than 700 inmates across kentucky could have their sentence's commuted by kentucky's gov.
Due to rising coronavirus numbers the inmates must be at least 65 years old and near the end of their sentences classified as non- violent, non- sexual offenders- the screening process began last week - with the release of those inmates - department of justice official's hope some stress would be lifted off employees - "of-course its very stressful to go home and know how many people i am reasonable for at work, so i have to keep myself contained and not see friends and family like i typically would" in
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